Katrien De Clercq

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 867 citations indexed

About

Katrien De Clercq is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Reproductive Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Katrien De Clercq has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 867 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Sensory Systems, 8 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 7 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Katrien De Clercq's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (9 papers), Endometriosis Research and Treatment (8 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (7 papers). Katrien De Clercq is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (9 papers), Endometriosis Research and Treatment (8 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (7 papers). Katrien De Clercq collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and Germany. Katrien De Clercq's co-authors include Joris Vriens, Thomas Voets, Katharina Held, Nele Van Ranst, Sílvia Pinto, Aurélie Hennes, Katharina Zimmermann, Marie Mulier, Rudi Vennekens and Thierry Voet and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Katrien De Clercq

23 papers receiving 856 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A TRP channel trio mediates acute noxious heat sensing

2018 326 citations Katrien De Clercq, Marie Mulier et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Katrien De Clercq Belgium	15	437	225	193	191	126	23	867
Kevin Monaghan United States	12	256 0.6×	494 2.2×	157 0.8×	148 0.8×	91 0.7×	18	890
Alla F. Fomina United States	15	179 0.4×	656 2.9×	45 0.2×	179 0.9×	168 1.3×	32	923
Caiping Yue United States	12	36 0.1×	316 1.4×	142 0.7×	77 0.4×	53 0.4×	14	710
Jinhong Wie South Korea	12	342 0.8×	621 2.8×	160 0.8×	259 1.4×	48 0.4×	20	1.1k
Gergely Berta Hungary	15	31 0.1×	204 0.9×	65 0.3×	71 0.4×	144 1.1×	53	602
George R. Ehring United States	13	49 0.1×	722 3.2×	105 0.5×	207 1.1×	100 0.8×	23	1.0k
Zong Jie Cui China	18	67 0.2×	437 1.9×	160 0.8×	230 1.2×	91 0.7×	61	871
Patricia Pérez‐Cornejo Mexico	20	164 0.4×	732 3.3×	154 0.8×	372 1.9×	52 0.4×	37	985
James Partin United States	12	108 0.2×	303 1.3×	180 0.9×	176 0.9×	112 0.9×	16	782
Caroline Flegel Germany	7	293 0.7×	180 0.8×	125 0.6×	200 1.0×	31 0.2×	7	596

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katrien De Clercq

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Varma, Ashok K., Claire Simon, Holly E. Anderson, et al.. (2025). Ectopic expression of DNMT3L in human trophoblast stem cells restores features of the placental methylome. Cell stem cell. 32(2). 276–292.e9. 3 indexed citations

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Hennes, Aurélie, Katrien De Clercq, Katharina Held, et al.. (2023). Protease secretions by the invading blastocyst induce calcium oscillations in endometrial epithelial cells via the protease-activated receptor 2. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 21(1). 37–37. 8 indexed citations

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Eynde, Charlotte Van den, Katharina Held, Katrien De Clercq, et al.. (2022). Loratadine, an antihistaminic drug, suppresses the proliferation of endometrial stromal cells by inhibition of TRPV2. European Journal of Pharmacology. 928. 175086–175086. 11 indexed citations

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Eynde, Charlotte Van den, Katrien De Clercq, Rieta Van Bree, et al.. (2021). TRP channel expression correlates with the epithelial–mesenchymal transition and high-risk endometrial carcinoma. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 79(1). 26–26. 17 indexed citations

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Clercq, Katrien De, Vicente Pérez-García, Rieta Van Bree, et al.. (2021). Mapping the expression of transient receptor potential channels across murine placental development. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 78(11). 4993–5014. 14 indexed citations

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Eynde, Charlotte Van den, Joris Vriens, & Katrien De Clercq. (2021). Transient receptor potential channel regulation by growth factors. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1868(4). 118950–118950. 14 indexed citations

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Eynde, Charlotte Van den, Katrien De Clercq, & Joris Vriens. (2021). Transient Receptor Potential Channels in the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(15). 8188–8188. 20 indexed citations

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Clercq, Katrien De, Jorge López‐Tello, Joris Vriens, & Amanda N. Sferruzzi‐Perri. (2020). Double-label immunohistochemistry to assess labyrinth structure of the mouse placenta with stereology. Placenta. 94. 44–47. 19 indexed citations

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Clercq, Katrien De, Charlotte Van den Eynde, Sílvia Pinto, et al.. (2020). Mimicking Sampson’s Retrograde Menstrual Theory in Rats: A New Rat Model for Ongoing Endometriosis-Associated Pain. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(7). 2326–2326. 17 indexed citations

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Vangeel, Laura, Yannick Miron, Paul E. Miller, et al.. (2020). Functional expression and pharmacological modulation of TRPM3 in human sensory neurons. British Journal of Pharmacology. 177(12). 2683–2695. 40 indexed citations

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Hennes, Aurélie, Katharina Held, Matteo Boretto, et al.. (2019). Functional expression of the mechanosensitive PIEZO1 channel in primary endometrial epithelial cells and endometrial organoids. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 1779–1779. 42 indexed citations

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Clercq, Katrien De, Tina Napso, C. Luyten, et al.. (2019). High-resolution contrast-enhanced microCT reveals the true three-dimensional morphology of the murine placenta. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(28). 13927–13936. 49 indexed citations

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Peterse, Daniëlle, Katrien De Clercq, Chloë Goossens, et al.. (2018). Optimization of Endometrial Decidualization in the Menstruating Mouse Model for Preclinical Endometriosis Research. Reproductive Sciences. 25(11). 1577–1588. 14 indexed citations

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Clercq, Katrien De & Joris Vriens. (2018). Establishing life is a calcium-dependent TRiP: Transient receptor potential channels in reproduction. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1865(11). 1815–1829. 25 indexed citations

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Clercq, Katrien De, Marie Mulier, Katharina Held, et al.. (2018). A TRP channel trio mediates acute noxious heat sensing. Nature. 555(7698). 662–666. 326 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hennes, Aurélie, Katrien De Clercq, Rita van Bree, et al.. (2018). Functional Expression of TRP Ion Channels in Endometrial Stromal Cells of Endometriosis Patients. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(9). 2467–2467. 19 indexed citations

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Clercq, Katrien De, Aurélie Hennes, & Joris Vriens. (2017). Isolation of Mouse Endometrial Epithelial and Stromal Cells for <em>In Vitro</em> Decidualization. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 52 indexed citations

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Clercq, Katrien De, Aurélie Hennes, & Joris Vriens. (2017). Isolation of Mouse Endometrial Epithelial and Stromal Cells for <em>In Vitro</em> Decidualization. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 4 indexed citations

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Clercq, Katrien De, Charlotte Van den Eynde, Aurélie Hennes, et al.. (2016). The functional expression of transient receptor potential channels in the mouse endometrium. Human Reproduction. 32(3). 615–630. 27 indexed citations

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Clercq, Katrien De, Katharina Held, Rieta Van Bree, et al.. (2015). Functional expression of transient receptor potential channels in human endometrial stromal cells during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Human Reproduction. 30(6). 1421–1436. 39 indexed citations

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